<p>I don’t think it’s wrong at all to chose UCSC for non academic reasons. Like ajdavidson said, you would do better in a school that you actually enjoyed. </p>
<p>If I were you, I’d go to SC, and I think you’ll get into med school just fine after graduating from there. I don’t know if it means anything, but isn’t biology on of the most popular majors at UCSC? (This is according to collegeboard)</p>